Garlic Shrimp Zucchini Boats Food

GARLICKY SHRIMP ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a baking dish and set aside.
• Hollow out insides of zucchini and save for later.
• Place zucchini boats in baking dish and drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with thyme leaves on top. Bake for about 20 minutes; until tender.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Cook until pink and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool. Chop into bite-size pieces.
• Bring shrimp back to skillet. Stir in reserved zucchini, tomatoes, and garlic and cook until fragrant to combine, cook for 1 minute more.
• Add cream, Parmesan, and lemon juice, and cook until slightly reduced, 3 minutes.
• Scoop shrimp mixture into zucchini boats, top with mozzarella.
• Bake until cheese is bubbly, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with more Parmesan and parsley. Serve!

ZUCCHINI BOATS STUFFED WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Soak the zucchini in cold water for 20 minutes.
• Drain and rinse well under cold running water.
• Drop the zucchini into boiling salted water.
• The moment the water returns to a boil, drain the zucchini, removing them gently from the pot.
• Set aside to cool completely.
• Trim the ends off, cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, using a narrow-bladed tool, scoop out the insides, taking care not to puncture the skin.
• Leave a wall about 1/4 inch thick Turn on the oven to 450 degrees.
• Rinse the shrimp in cold water, shell them, and remove the dark vein from each.
• Chop them into pieces not bigger than a large pea.
• Put the chopped shrimp in a bowl together with 1/4 cup of the breadcrumbs, the garlic, parsley, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, salt, and grindings of pepper.
• Separate the eggs, set aside the white, and add the yolk to the bowl.
• Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
• Choose a shallow baking pan that can accommodate all the zucchini in a single layer.
• Grease the bottom of the pan lightly with olive oil and place the zucchini on it cut side up.
• Sprinkle them lightly with salt.
• Beat the egg white lightly and brush the insides of the zucchini with it.
• Stuff the zucchini with the shrimp mixture.
• heaping them full enough, if possible, to form a slight mound.
• Sprinkle the top of each boat with the remaining bread crumbs and pour the remaining olive oil over in a thin stream.
• Place the boats in the uppermost level of the over for 6 to 7 minutes, until the top forms a light, pale golden crust.
• Serve when lukewarm.

GARLICKY SHRIMP ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Score zucchini (like you're dicing an avocado) and scoop out insides to use later. Place zucchini boats in a large baking dish and drizzle all over with oil. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle thyme leaves on top. Bake until tender, about 20 minutes.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Cook until pink and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and when cool enough to handle, chop into bite-size pieces. Return shrimp to skillet then stir in reserved zucchini, tomatoes, and garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add cream, Parmesan, and lemon juice, and cook until slightly reduced, 3 minutes.
• Fill zucchini boats with shrimp mixture and top with mozzarella. Cook until cheese is bubbly, about 10 minutes more. Garnish with more Parmesan and parsley.